Sphinx class aviso
1/100th Model of the French paddle steamer corvette Sphinx. Made by the model workshop of the Musée de la Marine in 1962, on display at Toulon naval museum.
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Sphinx |
| Builders: | Rochefort |
| Operators: |
 French Navy
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| Completed: | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sphinx class aviso |
| Displacement: | 913 tonnes |
| Length: | 48.20 metres (158.1 ft) |
| Beam: |
Hull: 8.16 metres (26.8 ft) Including paddles: 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.00 metres (9.84 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 7 knots |
| Armament: |
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| Armour: | Timber |
Hull: 8.16 metres (26.8 ft)
The Sphinx class was the first type of steamer corvettes in service in the French Navy. They were motorised by French-made steam engines cloned from a low-pressure Newcomen steam engine purchased from Fawcett, in Liverpool, and made at Indret. Initially classified as "paddle corvettes", they were later reclassified as "first-class avisos".
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